Faculty & Staff

• NFS 511 Therapeutic Nutrition
• NFS 513 Advanced Therapeutic Nutrition>
• NFS 690 Advanced Issues in Dietetics
• NFS 810 Medical Nutrition Therapy Practicum

• Nutrition and Environmental Contaminants
• Zinc and Copper Metabolism
• Leptin, Appetite Regulation and Inflammation

• Nutrtion Interventions for Populations Affected by Superfund Sites 
  (supported by a National Institues of Health research grant)

Dr. Gaetke’s publications include numerous refereed articles, abstracts, proceedings and two book chapters. One of her articles appearing in Toxicology was among the Science Direct.com Top 25 Downloaded Articles in Elsevier’s Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2003-2006. She has won numerous awards for her research from such institutions as the American College of Nutrition, Ross Laboratories, Proctor and Gamble, and the University of Louisville. Dr. Gaetke has secured more than $290,000 in external support for her research, in addition to approximately $50,000 for a human clinical study in UK’s NIH-funded General Clinical Research Center. 

Her current instructional responsibilities include serving as Director of Graduate Studies in addition to teaching a graduate dietetics course in Advanced Issues and teaching all of the medical nutrition therapy courses as required by the accredited dietetic programs.  Dr. Gaetke holds the rank of Associate Professor and has an appointment in the Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences. She has received the former College of Human Environmental Sciences Outstanding Teacher Award twice, Honorable Mention for the same award in her first semester of teaching, and Most Enthusiastic Teacher Award. She was honored as Outstanding Dietetic Educator by both the Kentucky Dietetic Association and Area V (national) American Dietetic Association.

On the UK campus, Dr. Gaetke has served in such leadership positions as the Faculty Senate; the College of Agriculture Advisory Committee on Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure; the College of Agriculture Faculty Council; the College Honors Development Committee; and Faculty Advisor for UK CARES. She is an active member of several professional organizations including the American Dietetic Association, the Kentucky Dietetic Association, the Bluegrass District Dietetics Association, and the American College of Nutrition. She is a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron. Dr. Gaetke was selected as one of two professors in the College to participate in the 2006-2007 LEAD 21 Program through the University of Georgia Fanning Institute, and she was one of 20 women faculty selected to participate in UK's Circles of Power, Women Faculty in Leadership Program, 2005-2006.